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baller

noun
/ˈbɔːlɚ/

Etymology

From ball + -er. The sense referring to extravagance comes from NBA b-ballers being wealthy.

  1. borrowed from Baller

Definitions

  1. A kitchenware utensil for cutting ball-shaped pieces of foods.

    • fruit baller

  2. A person employed to divide molten metal into separate balls before it is hammered out.

  3. One who plays basketball (US) or association football (UK).

    • I wish I was a little bit taller, I wish I was a baller.
    • I want them aspiring to be scientists and engineers, doctors and teachers, not just ballers and rappers.
  4. ›+ 5 more definitions

    1. One who has swag and lives an extravagant lifestyle.

      • Did you see that car? He’s such a baller.
      • Now… what y'all wanna do? / Wanna be ballers? Shot-callers? Brawlers?
      • But you really wouldn't mind a millionaire / All them big ballers / Don't do nothing for ya / But you'd love a rich man six-foot-two or taller

    2. A person having sex.

    3. Ellipsis of baller band, a silicone rubber wristband, originating as a basketball sports…

      Ellipsis of baller band, a silicone rubber wristband, originating as a basketball sports wristband.

    4. Very cool, especially due to extravagance.

      • All you baller playa's got some insecurities too / That you could cover up, bling it up, cash in and cha-ching it up
      • (Being an OG is not as baller as you'd think.)
      • The most baller Los Angeles investor, Paige Craig, doesn’t have a Wikipedia page, but you can find out everything about him on his Everipedia page. Are you going to be pitching him?

    5. A surname from German.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA